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John Mellencamp on How to End Gun Violence: ‘Show America the Carnage’


John Mellencamp issued a statement Friday condemning gun violence and encouraging America to confront the "carnage" in order to end it.

“If we as a country want to find the collective will within ourselves to change our gun laws, let’s stop playing silly political games. While it’s unclear what prompted Mellencamp to make the statement, his words arrived a day after gunfire broke out at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, killing one person and injuring 22, more than half of whom were minors. “I say this as a father and a human being, with deep empathy for the parents whose children have had their lives ended so suddenly and so senselessly: Show America the carnage,” Mellencamp added.

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